Lack of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica, Early 2023.

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Muñoz, Gabriela, Mendieta, Vanessa, Ulloa, Mauricio, Agüero, Belén, Torres, Cristian G, Kruger, Lucas, Neira, Victor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2024
• Subjects: Antarctica; H5N1; highly pathogenic avian influenza; lack of detection; Antarctic; The Antarctic; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Livingston Island; Escudero; Lions Rump; Antarc*; Brown Skua; Chinstrap penguin; Elephant Seals; Gentoo penguin; Snowy Sheathbill; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14071008; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38612247

In January 2023, an active surveillance initiative was undertaken in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, with the specific objective of ascertaining evidence for the presence of avian influenza, and specifically the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 (HPAIV H5N1). The investiga...